John wouldn't have done the dangerous experiment if his brother hadn't egged him on.
•The two boys kept throwing stones because the other children were egging them on.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
egg someone on — If you egg someone on, you urge or strongly encourage them to do something. She didn t really want to learn to drive but her children kept egging her on … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
egg someone on — urge or encourage someone to do something foolish or risky. → egg … English new terms dictionary
egg someone on — URGE, goad, incite, provoke, push, drive, prod, prompt, induce, impel, spur on; encourage, exhort, motivate, galvanize. → egg … Useful english dictionary
egg someone on — Earl didn t really want to enter the talent contest, but his friends egged him on Syn: urge, goad, incite, provoke, push, drive, prod, prompt, induce, impel, spur on; encourage, exhort, motivate, galvanize … Thesaurus of popular words
egg on — verb urge on; cause to act (Freq. 1) The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window • Syn: ↑prod, ↑incite • Derivationally related forms: ↑incitement (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
egg — egg1 noun 1》 an oval or round object laid by a female bird, reptile, fish, or invertebrate and containing an ovum which if fertilized can develop into a new organism. ↘an infertile egg, typically of the domestic hen, used for food. 2》 Biology … English new terms dictionary
egg — noun the eggs are suspended in a gelatinous mass egg someone on Syn: ovum; gamete, germ cell; (eggs) roe, spawn, seed … Thesaurus of popular words
Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey — Township Map of Egg Harbor Township in Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey … Wikipedia
someone can't even boil an egg — someone can’t even boil an egg humorous phrase used for saying that someone cannot cook even the simplest food Thesaurus: cooks, cuisine and cookeryhyponym Main entry: egg … Useful english dictionary
egg on your face — If someone has egg on their face, they are made to look foolish or embarrassed … The small dictionary of idiomes
egg — egg1 W2S1 [eg] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(bird)¦ 2¦(food)¦ 3¦(egg shape)¦ 4¦(animals/people)¦ 5 (have) egg on your face 6 put all your eggs in one basket 7 lay an egg 8 good egg ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old Nors] … Dictionary of contemporary English
